History
Rainforest's first location opened in Chicago's South Loop in 2003. In 2013, we opened our second location in the newly renovated Green Exchange building in the Logan Square neighborhood. Since then we have been welcoming families from surrounding areas to our arts-based learning programs.
Specialties
Rainforest Learning Center is an environmental arts-based preschool and infant program for children six week up to kindergarten. At Rainforest we introduce learning through active discovery and artistic exploration. Our innovative programs are unlike any other program in the Chicagoland area. Rainforest uses the arts to encourage academic, personal, and social growth. Our programs go beyond traditional finger-painting and crayons - though we do those as well - to include a diverse range of media such as mosaics, ceramics, poetry, painting, dance, yoga, and theater. Our programs nurture each student's creative vision and provide ample opportunity for children to explore their creative sides. Alongside our arts curriculum, Rainforest offers an equally unique and successful academic curriculum. Our curriculum centers on a hands-on, engaging approach toward learning that creates a fun and emotionally supportive place for all children who have a multitude of different learning styles.